Songs of the Vietnam Conflict

(Hardback)

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Offering the widest scope of any study of one of popular music's most important eras, Songs of the Vietnam Conflict treats both anti-war and pro-government songs of the sixties and early seventies, from widely known selections such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Blowin' in the Wind" to a variety of more obscure works. These are songs that permeated the culture, through both recordings and performances at political gatherings and concerts alike, and James Perone explores the complex relationship between music and the society in which it is written. This music is not merely an indicator of the development of the American popular song; it both reflected and shaped the attitudes of all who were exposed to it.

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Readers are provided with all the information needed to form their own conclusions about the songs and then seek out the appropriate recordings.-American Reference Books Annual
Recommended for libraries with an interest in popular music and modern US history; lower- and upper-division undergraduates through faculty.-Choice
"Recommended for libraries with an interest in popular music and modern US history; lower- and upper-division undergraduates through faculty."-Choice
"Readers are provided with all the information needed to form their own conclusions about the songs and then seek out the appropriate recordings."-American Reference Books Annual

Author Bio

JAMES PERONE is an Associate Professor of Music at Mount Union College, and the author of many books on music, including Paul Simon: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 2000), Carole King: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1999), and Orchestration Theory: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1996).